Finding opportunities for play-based learning can be challenging, especially in courses in which play doesn’t seem as intuitive. Dr. TehQuin D. Forbes, Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships Coordinator for the UF Honors Program, explains how incorporating playful activities in the classroom can lead to a range of skills and outcomes to benefit students, and how it can be done with simple modifications to more extensive course design. 

In this episode of the Teaching Beyond the Podium Podcast, UF Professor Erika J. Brooke, Ph.D. discusses how she incorporated virtual exchange into her courses. Brooke is an Associate Instructional Professor in Criminology in the Department of Sociology and Criminology & Law at the University of Florida. 

This month’s featured guests, Brooke Brammer and Oliver Grundmann, discuss the importance of communication and collaboration in the course design process and share strategies for effective course design and evaluation. They highlight the importance of incorporating engaging assignments while explaining clearly to students what constitutes responsible use of artificial intelligence for learning. Peer evaluation, course reviews, and student feedback can be used as resources for continuous improvement in individual courses and across instructional units. The conversation touches upon the course review process and how to infuse content with personal teaching styles and learning objectives.

In this episode of Teaching Beyond the Podium Podcast, Brian Harfe, Ph.D., Interim Associate Provost For Teaching And Technology, talks about his teaching background and how he uses Chatbots to enhance teaching and learning. Recorded this Spring, the episode captures the quickly evolving nature of AI in education.

In this episode of the Teaching Beyond the Podium Podcast, Matt Gitzendanner Ph.d., leads us through his background at UF and how you can use HiPerGator in your class!

In this episode, we are joined by Taryrn T. C. Brown, Ph.D., an Assistant Professor in Teachers, Schools, and Society from the UF College of Education as she discusses her experience adapting and creating a liquid syllabus in collaboration with instructional designers. Through thoughtful insights and practical examples, this episode provides invaluable takeaways for educators seeking to infuse creativity and engagement into their syllabus. 

In this episode of the Beyond the Podium Podcast UF Professor Eleni Bozia, Associate Professor of Classics and Digital Humanities will discuss AI in Humanities Research, Curriculum, and Beyond.

In this episode we chat with Megan Mocko from the Warrington College of Business about her experiences with taking risks and innovating in the classroom.

This episode explores using library special collections as a course tool for experiential learning. Our guest today is Neil Weijer, the Curator of the Harold and Mary Jean Hanson Rare Book Collection. Neil shares what lead him to special collections and how they can be used as learning tools in the classroom. 

Engaging in research and lab work is often the steppingstone that creates passionate lifelong learners and researchers. You can give your undergraduate students the opportunity to engage in scholarly conversations with international researchers on their most recent works! Listen as Dr. Diba Mani, Instructional Assistant Professor in the College of Health & Human Performance, shares how she developed a research-based virtual exchange experience that her students love.

 Music: Motivational by Scott Holmes